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"DOGE Cuts Pull AmeriCorps Volunteers Off of Disaster Relief Jobs" [1]

"Workers for the National Civilian Community Corps were sent home due to “new operational parameters.” The program’s long-term fate is unclear."

"AmeriCorps, the US federal agency that oversees volunteerism and service work, abruptly pulled teams of young people out of a variety of community service projects across the country on Tuesday. The work stoppage was due to cuts attributed to the so-called Department of Government Efficiency, volunteers were informed Tuesday afternoon.

WIRED spoke with seven workers with the National Civilian Community Corps, better known as AmeriCorps NCCC, who say that they were told to stop working on projects ranging from rebuilding homes destroyed in storms, to readying a summer camp for kids, to distributing supplies for hurricane recovery, and prepare to immediately travel back to their homes.

Aadharsh Jeyasakthivel, a 23-year-old from Boston, was serving at a county food bank in rural Pennsylvania when he and his fellow volunteers were suddenly pulled from service."

Molly Taft reports for WIRED April 16, 2025. [2]

 

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Source: WIRED [2], 04/24/2025
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